Description

Koch Methanol, LLC is currently seeking a Health and Safety Manager to provide leadership and strategic direction for its methanol production facility in St. James, Louisiana. This is an exciting opportunity to help continue developing Health and Safety capabilities and culture for its recently constructed methanol production facility. This role will manage a team of Health and Safety professionals and will report to the EHS Leader. The H&S Manager will provide leadership and direction to the St. James Team to achieve our H&S vision through management commitment and employee ownership. The H&S Manager will work to build capability within their Team and partner with front-line leadership and the operations workforce to improve overall health, safety, and risk management. The role will work directly with the Leadership Team to identify risk reduction opportunities that are aligned with the company’s vision.

What You Will Do In Your Role

• Lead to achieve the H&S vision by establishing and executing strategies through management commitment and employee ownership & accountability
• Develop a well-rounded Health & Safety team by identifying needed capabilities and ensuring the right people are in the right roles to create an environment of Transformation and Self-Actualization
• Facilitate H&S ownership and accountability by the front-line organization by establishing clearly defined roles, responsibilities, and expectations
• Build employee relationships and advancing HS knowledge and hazard mitigation through coaching, mentoring, training, and employee engagement/empowerment
• Drive H&S excellence by developing and implementing risk and compliance management systems
• Utilize data to identify and understand risks, provide visibility to teams, and partner to develop, prioritize and execute strategies that result in industry leading Health & Safety Performance
• Develop strategies for emerging facility needs and initiatives, especially those related to risk reduction with asset strategies and process safety ventures
• Ensure compliance with OSHA requirements for safety & health, including training
• Apply Human & Organization Performance (HOP) concepts so the facility becomes a robust learning environment where knowledge sharing occurs in an expedited manner
• Communicate with business unit health and safety and other personnel to assure alignment with business vision, strategy, and programs
• Enhance the site capabilities in critical hazard program management, including hazardous energy control; fall protection, mobile equipment, and pedestrian interactions; cranes and rigging, work permitting; emergency preparedness; etc.

The Experience You Will Bring

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree and at least 5 years of demonstrated Health and Safety or other leadership experience within the chemical or oil and gas industry

Or

• At least 7 years of demonstrated Health and Safety experience within the chemical or oil and gas industry

What Will Put You Ahead

• Safety Professional (CSP) or the ability to sit for and pass the examination
• Knowledge of Human & Organizational Performance (HOP) concepts and methods
• Demonstrated knowledge of Industrial Hygiene, Occupational Health, Occupational Safety, Process Safety Management, Emergency Response, and Fire Protection

This role is eligible for relocation.

This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.

At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate’s knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status.
Except where prohibited by state law, all offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test.
This employer uses E-Verify. Please visit the following website for additional information: www.kochcareers.com/doc/Everify.pdf

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